Key statistics
Satellite STS 43 at a glance.
Uptime
9
Days in orbit
Revolutions
N/A
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
N/A
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for STS 43.
Object identification
Object name: STS 43
International designator: 1991-054A
Object number (NORAD): 21638
Object ID (CCSDS): 21638
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Aug. 11, 1991
Inclination: 28.46 deg
Period: 90.78 minutes
Apoapsis: 327.0 km
Periapsis: 298.0 km
Two-line elements (TLE)
No TLE available, as this satellite has decayed and is no longer in orbit.
Live tracking on map
Satellite STS 43 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite STS 43 has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated space launch
STS-43 was the ninth flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis. The nine day mission had a primary goal of launching the fifth Tracking and Data Relay Satellite, TDRS-E.
STS 43 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-43’, on board a Space Shuttle space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 2, 1991, 3:02 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis / OV-104 | STS-43
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 2, 1991, 3:02 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Launch pad: Launch Complex 39A
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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